Le Mans 24 year old midfielder, Hassan Yebda is said to be close to signing a three year contract with the Latics after Portuguese club Benfica stalled over their contract offer.
The agent of Yebda, Luis da Costa to the papaer Record: "Yebda has preferred Benfica since the beginning of the negotiations."But we can't wait forever. Rui Costa [Benfica's sporting director] told us to wait until Sunday because they had to sign a new coach, but we still haven't heard anything.
"If nothing happens on Monday, we will give a response to Wigan. And it will be positive. If we don't get a very good proposal from Benfica, he will sign a contract for three years with the English club Wigan."
It is believed that Benfica's current managerial transitional has given the Latics the upper hand in the move.
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